Claire Munck, co-chair of the Global Business Angels Network, on the latest updates from GBAN. Presentation delivered at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa (March 2017).

2. PART 1: GBAN UPDATE

3. The Global Business Angel Network interfaces with
entrepreneurs, policymakers, early-stage finance
actors and leading entrepreneurial support programs to
strengthen the global entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Whether helping recruit more investors, expanding
geographic investment arenas beyond local markets or
amplifying the angel “voice” to regulatory issue
discussions, GBAN seeks to provide an inclusive,
supportive community of early-stage investors around
the world.
GBAN is part of the Global Entrepreneurship Network.

5. GBAN seeks to strengthen the global entrepreneurial ecosystem by:
• Connecting business angels with entrepreneurial ecosystems around
the world;
• Increasing public awareness for the role of business angels in
advancing the concerns of existing angels, welcoming new investors
and increasing access to angel investors worldwide; and
• Developing new angel investor groups in burgeoning entrepreneurial
ecosystems.
PRINCIPLES

6. Members join GEN’s Country Affiliate leadership (Boards and
Advisory Boards) alongside entrepreneurs, accelerators,
educational and government institutions and startup community
actors and engage in a wide range of programming and research
including GEW, Startup Nations Policy Network; GERN; serving
as GEN competition judges and investors
Members are invited to join cross-border groups for co-investment
and portfolio company cross-border support
CONNECTING TO ENTREPRENEURIAL
ECOSYSTEMS

7. • Toolkits are being developed for investors to go cross-border that
include tax, regulatory, corporate formation issues and to whom
different policies apply
• GBAN.co offers global research on best practices, blogs, cross border
success stories, a calendar of angel events taking place around the
world
• Field Report calls allow angels to share their experiences directly with
other members from around the world
• Participation in Global Entrepreneurship Week each November
PUBLIC AWARENESS

8. • GBAN fosters the sharing of best practices in order to accelerate the
development of angel investor groups in less mature national markets through
discussion groups and monthly calls for members – How does it work in
practice? Directory of experts/competences to be put in place ; SPOC ; Mailing
list as a hotline for questions from members
• GBAN encourages angels from established markets to serve as mentors to
nascent angel communities in emerging markets
• Members utilize GEN’s global events - such as the GEC - and communities to
connect new and experienced angel groups for knowledge sharing
FOSTERING NEW ANGEL GROUPS

9. 2017 MEMBERSAfrican Business Angel Network (ABAN)
AIM Network
Angel Association New Zealand Incorporated
Angel Capital Association (ACA)
Angel Investors of Mauritius (AIM)
Angel Resource Institute
Angels Den Funding Ltd
Angels Nest Mexico
Angelus Funding
Associação Portuguesa de Business Angels
(APBA)
Austrian Angel Investors Association (AAIA)
BAN Netherlands
BAN Vlaanderen
Be Angels
Belgian Association of Business Angel Networks
(BeBAN)
Bolivian VC
Boston Harbor Angels
Business Angel Network Southeast Asia (BANSEA)
Business Angels Association Turkey (TBAA)
Business Angels Europe (BAE)
Business Angels Fund
Business Angels Network Catalunya
Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V.
(BAND)
Business Angels of Slovenia
Business Angels Romania
Chandigarh Angels Network
China Business Angels Association
Club de Business Angels de los Antiguos Alumnos
del IAE
Connect Sweden
Croatian Business Angels Network (CRANE)
Cyprus Business Angels Network (CyBAN)
Danish Business Angels (DanBan)
ECS Capital Partners and Angels
EIC Corporation
Emprende UP - UP4angels
Enlaces, Inc
Entrepreneurial Culture Center
European Business Angels Network (EBAN)
Finland Business Angels Network (FiBAN)
France Angels
Galata Business Angels
Go Beyond
Gruppo Professionale Bolognini
HABAKA Innovation Hub
Halo Business Angel Network (HBAN)
Hellenic Business Angel Network (HeBAN)
IM Capital
Invest2Innovate
Italian Business Angels Network
Kampala Angels Investment Network
Lagos Angel Network
London Business Angels
Luxembourg Business Angels Network (LBAN)
Malaysian Business Angel Network (MBAN)
Middle East Business Angels Network (MBAN)
MIT Enterprise Forum of Israel
Montenegro Business Angel Network (MeBAN)
National Angel Capital Organisation (NACO)
National Business Angels Association (Russia)
Negocios Digitales
Nordic Female Business Angels Network (NFBAN)
Pacific Channel Limited
Platinum Foundation
Portuguese Business Angels Federation (FNABA)
Red Nacional de Ángeles Inversionistas
Réseau des Jeunes pour le Développement et le
Leadership au Tchad
Serbian Business Angel Network (SBAN)
Silicon Cape
Sino Global Capital
South African Business Angels Network (SABAN)
UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)
VA Angels
VC4 Africa
ViKtoria Solution Kenya
Wild Blue Cohort
WoMENA
Young Entrepreneurs Association

10. PART 1: EXPANDING GBAN / MEMBER
SURVEY RESULTS (11 respondents)
What is your primary objective when joining GBAN?
*Connect with actors around the world
*Knowledge building through to resources
*Connections with GEC and GEW hosts in your countries
In your opinion, which of the below tools developed by GBAN will be most useful to
you?
*Access to experts from around the world
*Country-specific angel investing tool kits
*Joining a working group / Attending the GBAN Annual Meeting

11. PART 1: EXPANDING GBAN
In your opinion, which of the below tools developed by GBAN will be most useful to
you?
• Access to experts from around the world
• Country-specific angel investing tool kits
• Joining a working group / Attending the GBAN Annual Meeting
How could you contribute most to GBAN's activity as a member?
*Serve as a judge or contributor to GEC GEN and GEW events and competitions
*Contribute to blogs and other editorial content
*Connect with GEW and GEN activities in your country

12. PART 1: EXPANDING GBAN
In your opinion, what should GBAN's top priority be?
*Developing a vehicle for co-investment and cross-border collaboration
*Help GBAN members connect when they need to in person or online
*Implementing the country-specific tool kits to make information about investing in
other countries readily available
Ideas for further collaboration – moderated by Candace
• Connections with GEN, GEN Mentoring Network
• Working with corporates
• Interacting with VCs and crowdfunders

13. Important notes
Most respondents feel moderately or slightly informed about GBAN
The majority have agreed to a proposed GBAN phone call to explain to them
the value proposition of the association

14. • Create a common language across geographies on deal terms and regulations.
• Create a mechanism to ensure that deals are globally ready.
• Create a global angel accelerator to help build trust and relationships.
• Create a neutral vehicle with standardized deal terms for syndication.
• Allow small investment sizes for non-home country deals to get cross-border
investors experience in other markets.
• Collaborate on due diligence with cross-border colleagues.
• Create a mechanism for sharing and retaining info gathered.
• Access country diasporas for investors trying to syndicate in the US.
• Bring deals to investors in small markets.
• Create demand by entrepreneurs for global investors.
Long Term Ideas for discussion

15. GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORK
w e a r e g e n . c o

17. The World Needs More Entrepreneurs: Expanding the number of ordinary
citizens working for or starting firms around the world by fully legitimizing
entrepreneurs in all cultures and economies.
Integrating the Tucked and Untucked Shirts: Increasing understanding between
the new and traditional elements of emerging startup communities and ecosystems
including the constructive engagement of the public sector in supporting entrepreneur
designed public programs.
Local and Global Founders: Supporting the emergence of a new class of global
entrepreneurs with access to research, programs and networks inside the 160 nation
strong GEW network.
Peer Review Analysis of What Works: Connecting an emerging community of
national startup policy advisors with a next generation network of world-class
entrepreneurship research institutions in an effort to generate more robust research
and data to support evidence-based policymaking and more effective entrepreneurial
support programming.
THE GEN MISSION